Lift Line. President s Message SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE COMING EVENTS

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1 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 Next Meeting: Tues. Sept 11th, 6:00 PM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL Lift Line Established Follow us on Facebook LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE President s Message Thanks to all who attended the first meeting in August. We introduced you to the two trips we are offering this season. A ski trip to Lake Tahoe and an over seas trip to Italy, (check your passports). We need you to sign up early for these and make your deposits to reserve your space. You can make three equal payments for each trip, so get started now. We told you about our new web host MEETUP & how it has many new features. It is like Facebook for clubs. We ask that our paid members sign up so you can interact with the site. We will be giving you more information about this improved site at the meetings. Thanks to David Bentley for a great job. We are now in our 45th year as a ski club and we have a great diverse membership. We have some new members and are always looking to sign up more, so Please continue to keep seeking out potential new members with an emphasis on skiing & younger ones who will be our next leaders. Of course we welcome non skiers too, and we hope to see all of you September 11th. Don t forget our Tailgate Party on Saturday Sept 8th 2-6pm.. Think Fun. Mike Graves, President COMING EVENTS September Meeting Sept. 11th 6 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel Lobby Friday Night Flights Sept. 21st Cajun s Wharf Deck See page 3 Complete Agenda for Meetings & Activities for 2012 See page 3 Profiles of Ski Club Members Jana Laughlin & Tom Wahl See page 4 Lake Tahoe Ski Trip Feb See Patti Lucarz page 5 Tour Italy March 2013 See Mike Graves -page 6 Lobster Boil October 20 See Carlyn Yancey -page 7 Volunteer Application form See page 8 Rice Depot Message See page 9 Membership information and ads See page 10

2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Office/Committee Name Phone President Newsletter, Ski Trips Mike Graves (501) Vice President, Social Cheryl Payne Nesuda (501) Secretary, Social Kay Marsh (501) Treasurer, Audit Chair Roger Nesuda (501) Audit Dave Sullivan (501) Ski Trip Chair, Audit Patti Lucarz (501) Membership Chair Gem Koski (501) Membership Ann Neeley (501) Membership Carol Thompson (501) Advertising Chair, Social Ronnie Jones (501) Social Chair Carlyn Yancey (501) Advertising, Ski Trips Mary Moore (501) Membership Linda Frisbee (501) Ski Trips Larry Storthz (501) Web Master David Bentley (501) If you want to ski, party and have all kinds of fun this coming year, then you have come to the right place. If you would like to help, fill out a volunteer form on page 10 and give to a board member. September Birthdays Jimmy Furgerson September 13 Chris Gregurek September 27 Dave Gruenewald September 15 Jill Hebert September 7 Zelda Hoaglan September 3 Judy Lanford September 19 Mary Moore September 8 Jann Pharo September 1 Loyd Stanley September 25 Mike Van Bokhoven September 2 Carlyn Yancey September 21 Cheryl Payne-Nesuda September 17

The Board is planning the following for 2012-2013 club year Meeting date & Meeting theme Other Activities September 11 Meeting Bring A Friend Sept 8 First Tailgate Party Win a $20 Voucher War

3 The Board is planning the following for club year Meeting date & Meeting theme Other Activities September 11 Meeting Bring A Friend Sept 8 First Tailgate Party Win a $20 Voucher War Memorial Golf Course Go Razorbacks Sept 21 Friday Night Flights Cajun s Deck 5pm October 9 Meeting Octoberfest Oct 19 Friday Night Flights Oct 20 Lobster Boil Oct 27 Second Tailgate Party Go Hogs! November 14 Meeting Rice Depot Night Nov 17 Friday Night Flights December 11 Meeting Prepare to Party Dec 14 SNOWBALL January 8 Meeting Italian Night Jan 18 Friday Night Flights February 12 Meeting Valentines Feb 2 Tahoe Ski Trip Feb 15 Friday Night Flights March 12 Meeting St Patricks March 15 Friday Night Flights March 23 Oaklawn Trip March 5 Italy Trip April 9 Meeting Elections April 19 Friday Night Flights May 14 Meeting Summer Party? May Float Trip June No Meeting June Larry s Houseboat Party OUR NEXT FRIDAY NITE FLIGHTS Will be held at the Cajun s Wharf Deck located at 2400 Cantrel Rd. Friday Sept. 21st at 5:00 pm This is the perfect way to end the week with friends. Guests are always welcome See you there! If you get there early, grab a BIG table!

travel The beach, any beach. Favorite LRSC event Snowball Most people don t know I if I told, then everyone would know.

4 Profiles of Ski Club Members By Ronnie Jones Each month we will interview some members for you to get to know better. Janna Laughlin Number of years in Ski Club 10 years Occupation Realtor (Adkins, McNeill, Smith & Associates) Favorite place to ski The Lake ( I have never learned to snow ski ) Favorite Place to travel The beach, any beach. Favorite LRSC event Snowball Most people don t know I if I told, then everyone would know. How did you find out about the LRSC A friend kidnapped me late one afternoon and took me to a meeting. Your idea of a romantic evening Waltzing around the dance floor. My dream vacation once again, the beach. Maybe a month of it. Most memorable LRSC moment The night Rick Taylor and I met at the bar ( when we were meeting in that place down on Cantrell ) Favorite foods Catfish, Popcorn, Mexican. Favorite drink Cosmopolitan I drive a Jeep Compass. Tom Wahl Number of years in Ski Club 32 years, exactly as long as I ve been in my current home. Occupation Retired Financial adviser - 34 years with Merrill Lynch & Morgan Stanley. Favorite place to ski Aspen, closely followed by Banff and the Salt Lake area. Favorite place to travel California coast & Europe. Favorite LRSC event Lobster Boil, Buffalo River Float Trips & Larry s Lake Cruise. Most people don t know I Was the first President to serve two terms (in the club s first 25 years). How did you find out about the LRSC I was a member of the St Louis Ski Club. Nancy Dortch encouraged me to join the LRSC when I moved to Little Rock. Your idea of a romantic evening Short road trip, perhaps to Mather Lodge, dinner, wine, a stroll & leisurely return. My dream vacation Returning to the Scottish & Irish courses to lay golf. Most memorable LRSC moment My last ski trip to Aspen. I think Larry & Paul tripped me. Favorite foods For the first years it was meat, but now seafood is high on my list. Favorite drink Selective single malt scotches. I drive a an Acura

5 Ski Lake Tahoe Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood February 2-9, 2013 $ per person ( Payable in three equal installments of $ ) 24 total spaces are available double occupancy, four people to a condo Includes Air, transfers, lodging, 5 day lift ticket ( Lift ticket is good at Heavenly, Northstar & Kirkwood ) Come with us to beautiful Lake Tahoe Nevada/California. Yes, you will be skiing both states! We will be staying at the lovely Lakeland Village Condos that are just a short distance from all of the action, both on and off of the slopes. First payment due with signup & total due by November 13 Trip insurance is available and recommended on all LRSC trips Additional information will be available at ski club meetings at The Crowne Plaza Hotel on the second Tuesday of each month Get your ski buddies and sign up now! Contact Trip Captain Patti Lucarz patti@pattilucarz.com

6 TOUR ITALY Get Your Passport Ready! MARCH $ per person Cortina extension $ per person Trip Includes Air, Ground transfers, Four Star Hotels with daily breakfast, tours to major attractions, a group dinner & more. We will spend 4 nights in Rome, 3 nights in Florence and 2 nights in Venice for the major part of the trip. A 4 night add on will be available to Cortina for those who want to ski or see this magnificent Mt. scenery. Payable in 3 equal installments with final payment due by Jan. 8, * Trip insurance is available for 6.5% of total price of the trip. Trip Captain Mike Graves Call mngraves@sbcglobal.net

7 The Lobster Boil Is Back! October 20, 5-9pm Reservoir Park Pavilion You asked for it and we listened! Same great lobsters and sides (Corn on the cob, potatos & onion) Members $30.00 per person Guests $35.00 per person Vegetable plate $10.00 per person Reservations required Soft drinks, water & ice included Other libations BYOB (bring firewood for the fireplace) Music provided by Ronnie Jones Contact Carlyn Yancey or

8 Favorite foods: Chocolate, fruit and lots of cooked veggies. Favorite drink: A glass of sauvignon blanc. I drive a blue SUV. ter. We hope you will enjoy.

9 ARKANSAS RICE DEPOT Our Story Way back in 1982, a few caring Arkansans noticed there were a lot of children, families and senior citizens going to bed hungry right here in Arkansas. Many food pantries were struggling for supplies. The cupboard was bare at the shelters. Children were hungry. So these folks organized and looked for food. And they found rice. Home-grown, nourishing and inexpensive rice. They paid for it out of their own pockets and gave it to anyone in need. Soon word spread about this organization that provided free rice to any group willing to fight hunger in their community. And the Arkansas Rice Depot was born. Within a couple of years, nearly one hundred rice growers from Riceland and Producers mills were donating rice. This was just the kind of foundation the charity needed. By 1986, then-governor Bill Clinton helped the Arkansas Rice Depot distribute its one millionth pound of rice. For a while, rice remained the only food distributed, and though nourishing, it wasn't a complete meal. A Billy Graham Crusade changed all that. Six tons of food items were collected that year, and soon dry goods, canned foods, frozen meats and other items were donated, warehoused and distributed across the state. In 1994, an Arkansas public school nurse noticed some children arriving at school listless and hungry. They said their school lunch the day before was the last meal they had. She wondered if the Arkansas Rice Depot could help. Immediately, the Food For Kids program was launched, sending hungry children home with backpacks filled with food every night. Today the Arkansas Rice Depot serves around 600 Arkansas public schools and the Food For Kids backpack program has been duplicated across the US, helping feed hundreds of thousands of hungry kids. Every year the Arkansas Rice Depot feeds around half a million hungry Arkansans, distributing food to shelters, schools, disaster relief efforts and homebound seniors. All with minimal overhead. And in the summer of 2009, Arkansas Rice Depot received national recognition of our programs, when All Roker brought NBC's Today Show to the Depot, with his Lend A Hand program. Through Lend A Hand, Arkansas Rice Depot received a five truckloads of items with a value totaling over $600,000. Local dignitaries came out to join in on the fun. We were one of only five charitable organizations chosen through Lend A Hand. You see, we don't believe in big salaries or glitzy marketing campaigns 98% of all donations go to feeding the hungry. So you can be confident your donation fills an empty stomach. It's how this charity started, and it's how we'll continue our mission.

Membership Memberships are for a period of one year, starting in August and ending in July. A non-member or guest may attend only two meetings per year without joining.

10 Membership Memberships are for a period of one year, starting in August and ending in July. A non-member or guest may attend only two meetings per year without joining. Please help us keep your information updated by sending changes in addresses, phone numbers and to insure you receive reminders of special events, ski trips openings, and other items of importance. Any changes should be sent to Membership Chairman Gem Koski, at P.O. Box , Little Rock, AR , or lgkuyken@yahoo.com If you are interested in advertising in the monthly newsletter, contact Mike Graves at mngraves@sbcglobal.net or call Square Business card size ad for $150 for one year. Please consider doing business with our advertisers and to personally thank them for helping to support our club. We appreciate their willingness to partner with us. AMERICAN STORAGE, INC Covered & Open Boat & RV Storage -Many Mini Sizes -Resident Manager -Fenced and Lighted -All New Metal Buildings or Rixey/Kiehl Road, Exit 5 Sherwood, AR Call Cindy Imprinted, logo branded business promotions for your company or your special event. Caps, pens, mugs, calendars, etc. Web site: winnerscircle@cablelynx.com YOU COULD BE ADVERTISING HERE AND HAVING YOUR AD READ 300 TO 400 TIMES A MONTH, FOR AS LITTLE AS 3 TO 4 CENTS PER VIEWING Contact Mike Graves at or to mngraves@sbcglobal.net Square business card sized ads are $ per year. PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. Advertisements that appear in the Lift Line are PAID advertisements. The LRSC does not endorse products or services advertised, but encourage you to consider them. Advertisements that may compete with or affect our members participation on trips or at functions sponsored by LRSC will not be approved for publication or distribution on line or promoted at meetings or functions. We want your input. We want all of your support and suggestions for trips and activities. We would like input on functions that we might offer that will be of interest to you. Please contact a board member with your suggestions and please respond to any surveys we send your way.

Lift Line. President s Message DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE COMING EVENTS

Lift Line. President s Message DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE COMING EVENTS DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012 Next Meeting: Tues. Dec. 11th, 6:00 PM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL Lift Line Established 1967 www.lrsnowski.com Follow us on Facebook LITTLE ROCK SKI CLUB...SOCIAL,TRAVEL & MORE